Wabash Express, Volume 1, Number 3, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 12 January 1842 — Page 2

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THO. DOWLING, Editor.

TERRE-HAUTE, IA.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 12, 1842.

A "SPRIG" OF NOBILITY! During tbe last session of the Legislature, owing to the carelessness, or some other fault of both Houses, a bill was smuggled through, conferring on the students of the Indiana University, at Bloomington, certain privileges enjoyed by no one else. Though a member of the House, during that session, we have no recollection of ever hearing the bill read (if, indeed, it was read at all,) and, of course could not be aware of its objectionable features till we saw them made the subject of public animadversion. The law lo which we allude releases the students from the performance of military duty and working on the public roads, both rather essential duties for persons of a certain age. The subject has attracted much notice, and we have often resolved, in our own mind, to add our testimony to the universal condemnation of that act. Though apparently a small infringement, it is, nevertheless, a departure from that equal system of laws under which we profess to live, and should not be tolerated a single day. Why should the students of our Universities have privileges conferred which are withheld from the pupils of our common schools? Are the sons of rich and influential persons to be endowed with immunities not possessed by others? Is the Indiana University to claim for her students exclusive privileges, and other valuable institutions of learning to be neglected by the legislature? For ourself, we are opposed to all such exclusive legislation, no matter for whose benefit, and desire to see college boys, like all others, perform the duties enjoined by law. From the universal opposition to the law of last winter, we were prepared to see it promptly repealed, but in this we are mistaken. On the 24th ult. Mr. GREGORY, a Senator from Montgomery county, introduced a bill for its repeal, and, strange to say, it was rejected by a majority of eleven votes! We should like to see the vote—the names of the Senators who voted against it. Who are they? The readers of the Express shall know them.

Look nt!--Lo«k Out! The Lebanon Miami Bank has exploded,and its promises to pay are no longer redeemed in spccio or current funds. There isa fine lot of il in this region, and it would be well for our country friends to "touch not, handle not."— The ofliecrs have published a card, in which they "expect" the concern will be finally solvent, but that is the old song of every swindling concern in the country. It is a gone case no doubt, and never will be opened, except to remove the empty safes from its noble but useless vaults. We expect they never had any actual cush in them.

or it a-osT lioxjras.

The State Bonds whichour Legislature talks of repudiating were principally sold to the Morris Canal and Banking Company of New York—by it to the U. S. Bank of Pennsylvania, and by tha|Jnstitution to English brokers and capitalists, for the purpose of "raising the wind" in her pecuniary troubles. The Morris Canal Company was a sort of appendage to the U. S. Bank, and the bonds were secured for her benefit. That Pennsylvania Bank of the United Stales was a great rogue, and, had she possessed a soul, during life time, we would %tot give a red cent for its chance of heaven.

Mil. IJA1HD S SPEECH. Wo give up a portion of our space, this week, to the remarks of Titos. D. BAIRD, Esq. the intelligent Senator from the county of St. Joseph, and ask for them the careful and candid consideration of our readers. Thesubject vitally affects the prosperity of the People of Indiana, and it is not saving too much to declare tluit no public man in out State Councils is more capable (whether as a terse and vigorous debater, or a calm and safe adviser,) than Mr. BAIRD of doing it justice. We are not the apologist of Bank abuses or Bank favoritism, but simple justice to the State of Indi-ana-~-to ih* Private Stockholders, and to its munerov* that the maddet —r Nw£ tb*•

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GE\. STAFF'S BEPLT.

$ We have before us the reply of General M. STAPP to the Report of NOAH NOBLE, Fund Commissioner. It is very long, but we have waded through it, in the midst of our pressing engagements. There seems some palliating Circumstances attending his conduct, but the melancholy reflection forces itself, that he has been the victim of base and vile deception, The practice of selling bonds, fiwe. had its origin before his period of service, but Dr. Cos, having a frknrt at Court, \ras allowed to go unnoticed in the wportof N. Noble. •Why is this?

-&2t &%S JVjr i.' dj- Bath Houses or the Legislature haw agreed to adjourn on Monday, the 81st January—a k*. •ioa tvruwee&a shKi«.T than usual.

TOM, vrrty UIRTWAI TFSFEW to NWIWD. Dw fix betteY«*tit«

TBANKY^OE«RG«|L W* ryroin, and ftei you arc right, ^6oo» next \*k. By the calculated u» *taan any W, our hemi oe\« fails! cV

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We publish, in auotb^o!Umn, a tabular statement of lhe^val ^orceof United States, deemingtha* Thlbmi^on well-time# pd- necessary n&w. Ho^:Ameri«n citizen can leSfr ^"withoutpridig/^vhcMieiemembers thejmall begj|uiinga fifem vhic&it had|ls origin? "The right ann of our nalioDjjpdefence," as it haa beigtf^properiylerm^ ijlaaserres to be cherished^foi who does not glory in the common teribwn which il has shed on the American name? In the frigates" Constitution, United

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built, and constituted tWfe v&ole ^Ssctive na,val poweT of the country. For nearly ,haJLf a, century, these gallant vessels have had ,v "TTieir path upon the mountain wave,

Their home upon the deep." With their history is associated tbe gallant deeds of BAISERIDOE, and HULL, and JOSES, and the roryriads of brave Yankee sailors who first broke the invincibility of Britain, and lowered the haughty flag which, in the language of JKO. RANDOLPH, "Had streamed a thousiand years 'f in the battle and the breeze."

Such a Navy should be cherished, and no where does it number more ardent and zealous friends than in the FKEE WEST.

G3T EDWIN CROSSWELL, Esq. editor of the Albany Argus (the leading loco-foco paper in New York,) has been chosen President of the Canal Bank of that city. Notwithstanding his repugnance to Banks and banking, he seems willing to catch hold of the good salary of one of the "swindling" machines!— These locos are odd creatures, when a good fat office is in the way.

CCJ- The "Bloomington Post" suggests that the People elect no Representatives next August, and, by that means, save the State about 50,000 annually. That idea is a good one, but it requires a slight amendment of the Constitution to render it of any avail. One or two votes in each county would elect, and there are that many, we fear, who would attend the polls and vote for themselves. On the whole, tbe thing would hardly lake.

CC?- A very learned "war of words" is being carried on between our friend of the Wayne County Chronicle and a correspondent of that paper, and the question under discussion amounts to this: Was tbe wine used by our Saviour, at the institution of the Eucharist, or Communion, fermented or unfermentcd? Our editorial brothcrassumes that the latter was used, and his correspondent the reverse. The subject must, necessarily, be decided on mere abstract opinion, and, to be, candid, we think it a matter of very little moment. Chrifetians could do more service to the world by discussing some essential principle of their faith. This "drum-eclcsiaslic" warfare never converted one sinner, and never will.

CCsT The Van Buren party in Congress talk of repealing the Lnnd Distribution Bill of the Extra Session! This act secures to Indiana about 140,000 annually. Whigs of 1840!— you who voted for the lamented HARRISON— how many of you will support the men who go for the repeal of this measure? Answer this question at your leisure. We shall leave it to your calm reflection.

CCY™" WM. WILEY, Magistrate of aWard Court in New York, has been convicted of receiving stolen goods, knowing them to be such, and sentenced lo thepenitentiary for five years. It will be remembered 1hat Wiley gave information to the. Bank of Frederick, Maryland, of his knowledge of the 180,000 dollars stolen from that institution, in May last, and agreed, on certain terms, to have it refunded. Officers of that. Bank went to New York, called on Wiley, and after a week'sdi plomatie negotiation, agreed to give Wiley some 10,000 dollars for the recovery of the stolen funds. The money was returned by Wiley, and, shortly after, a suit commenced against him for receiving stolen goods. He got his reward in June, and now a second one has overtaken him.

1)A.\K SOTE TABLE Wo publish this week, and shall continue, a regular BANK NOTETABIV, corrected for the meridian of Louis villo and Cincinnati, two points immediately connected with the trade of the Wabash Tho numerous irresponsible nnd worthless notes, now urtont, would seem to call for an index of this kind, in order to guard tho unsuspecting from loss or fraud. Of course, our Tabic will indicate, also) the vnlue of tho currency all oat in Terrc Haute, so for as we can collect the information from reliable

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Thin paper has been sent to us from Washington (where it is published,) and we have read it with some attention—not by any means with approval. It is of the impracticable order—a kind of "nock or nothing" conccm—full of fury against Mr. TYLKn. and love ofits own opinions. Ft may do good, but we are incredulous. The editor writes pithily, but is, in our opinion, a most wretched tactici-

(Tj- Tho Editors of the Journal and State Sentinel, at Indianapolis, arc carrying on a most furious war, "about this period of time." It reminds us of old times. Will some one part the combattants till the Legislature adjourns!

(j~y- We have no less than four communications hand, all relating to the "Terre-Haute Cotillions," or, mow properly speaking, to a description of them in a neighboring print. We cant Sad it our heart to publish any of them. "Boys, do you heat that!"

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PORK.

At Cincinnati, on the 4th, packers were paying froui $8 to $3 25 per 100 ih*. for hogs, though the Gatette aaya choice 1ot» command a price ••somewhat higher.*1 At this point, there is but liuic doing in the way of purchase, our fanners and drover* preferring to pack, on their own account, wooer than take the prices ofliml

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. KOBXRT Tnt*, Esq.. aon of the President of the United Spates, has a poem in press, to be shortly issued, entitled "Ahasucros*" It is founded upon the ataQ- of the Wandering Jew.

Mr. J. Davis, of Chirk county, Indiana, JHKXTtuws mac of hla own production, from the Catnwtw grape, for site. Mr. Davi* h*i obtains! 11~ of pure juie« from an acre and a rstf of |wb»1, Europe, W0_or 900 gallon* pet sere wiUeoroe when thi* Conner? wit** and s&e,

Summaro of Nctos.

TM Ohia-abaTiUonisU- hare nominated a Mr. King, of Trambull county, as their candidate for Governor. Sandfcrd Cobb, tbe chlmberlaia of the City of Albany, is a defaulter U) the amoont of £6,000, and has "sloped."— Destination^Taraa. V+' „The family of Ira Welts, of Madison^indiana, manufiictored ellk ammmting to 6700 last year. Wheii will some of our Vigo ladies trythaexgerimapt!

A proposition is before the lefislatore of Indiana giving the election of prosecuting attornles to the People of the several Counties. How do oar wUe raen at Indianapolis know that the People want the troubjel Tbi? had as well inquire, and save an unnecessary waste of breath. We doubt its policy,for one. ....

J. Fenimore Cooper, the novelist, has instituted five new hbelsuhssfrainst aNew Torkediior—maltingabont adosen in alU Does the man expect to make a living, by suing all editors who refuse to puff his literary trash}

Ex-Governor Wllsing Shannlng (as he is called,) "consents" to run fir Governor of Ohio, as the loco foco candidate. He "consented" to do the same thing in 1640, but the people "consented" to beat him 20,000 rotes. Tom Corwic, tbe waggoner, thrashed him then, and he will do so again—sure.

A man in New York has been found guilty of bigamy— ltaving_/b«r wives, all living. He has been sent to the penitentiary three years. His wives are now at liberty to marry agaia-^a very poor consolation .for the imfonunate creatures. 'C~

The "Evansville Journal" has been suspended. Sorry for it. It was an excellent paper. A few days since a robbery was committed on board the steamer Patrick Henry, during her trip from Cincinnati to St. Louis. The Clerk's office was broken open, and 84,900, which was being conveyed to Mr. Harrison, of Alton, together with £40 belonging to the boat, was taken and although the closest search was made, and great caution taken in preventing any one from leaving the boat, yet no traces of the money have yet been discovered.

The slock of fine old wines of the late Commodore Chauncey, were sold at auction at the City Hotel, New York, on the 30th oil. Among this slock there was a lot of three hundred and forty bottles of very superior Madeira, thirty years old, imported by Mr. Sears of Boston, which brought from seventeen to nineteen dollars and fifty cents per gallon!

A woman named Myers, arrested at Trenton N. J. for the murder of her Infant, gives the following frightful ac count of the matter, which we copy from the Emporium and True American:—"She drank frequently on her way from New York, from a bottle of gin, and was under tho influence of liquor most of the time. When she arrived at Trenton, She set out to walk by the Canal bank, to some acquaintance in Lawrence. She became very thirsty, and made several attempts to get water from the canal, in all which she failed, on account of the steepness of the bank, and in the last, lost her balance, and her child fell Into the water. She could not recover it and stupiiied by gin, and horror-stricken by the thought that her child was drowned, she at first determined to deny all knowledge of the body"

We learn from the Madison (Wis.) Express lhat the Otlawasand Chippewas of Michigan have again refused to emigrate west of the Missouri river, and there is no prospect that they ever can be induced to go there. Any attempt to coerce them will be certain to involve Michigan in a war, and the position of Wisconsin, with reference to such a conicst, would not bs altogether pleasant.

Apart of six gentlemen started from Raymond, Mississippi, on the 4th ult. on a deer hunting expedition, into Soottcounty, and in eight days succeeded inkilling/or/y-

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A laborer named Sweetman, was found frozen to death on tho Reading railroad, lately.

How TO STOP A RUN ON A BAXK. An excellant plan, and liko many other excellent things, an Irish inventionis that reported by Charles O'Malley, to have been tried byono of the Dublin banks '.o avoid the penalties of suspension.

lied hot coin

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stricken bill-holders, and the run being thus chocked the Bank had, in tho mean time, opportunity to strengthen itself from abroad. Wo recommend this plan to our "Slate Institutions." The lav.-does not specify the temperature of tho specie in which they are required to redeem their notes.

According to tho New York Tribune, it is estimated lhat the number of turkeys sold in the market of that city has been from five to eight thousand every day during the week ending.

There are about 100 vessels in the oyster trado between the Chesapeake Bay and the city of New York. Each vessel makes about four trips in the season, carrying from 1000 to 2500 bushels per trip..

Il is said lhat a physician of eminence in Philadelphia has discovered a remedy for the cure of deafness, which is effecting wonders in curing this unfortunate malady. The medieino is called Scarpa's Oil for Deafness.

A HINT TO ECONOMISTS. It is suggested in one of our oxchange papers, that if any person is fortunate enough to possess a copy of an Almanac for the year 1755, he need

purchase one for 1842, as tlio calculations for the two are precisely alike. A French gentleman staying at the Merchants- Hotel, in Fourth street, Philadelphia, named Relambert St. Amand, has been the subjcciofa most disastrous robbery. The Inquirer says, he arrived on Tuesday, December 7th. with a large sum of money in Spanish doubloons, which he proposed to invest in some security in Philadelphia. While making the requisite inquiries, he imprudently left the money in his trunk, in his room, which was entered by some villain on Saturday, the 14th insl. in the afternoon or evening, and the whole amount, together with other arti cles of value taken.

The whole of the beautiful colored glass dome of the new church belonging to the Central Congregational Society, in Winter street, Boston, suddenly fell in, on Tuesday last, and was entirely demolished. Fortunately, no one was beneath' it at the time of the fall but the pews in tho centre of tho house received considerable damage.

An individual sometime ago published a statement in a German paper, the result of his own observations for two yJ of six hundred individuals who were in the habit of visiting gambling houses, he stales that nearly one half not only lost considerable sums, -but were finally stripped of all means of subsistence, and ended iheir days byself-murder. Of the rest, not less than one hundred finished their career by becoming swindlers or robbers on tho highway. The rest perished, some by apoplexy and some by chagrin and despair.

William M'Cay, one of the Associate Judges of Mifflin county, Pa. died at his residence, in Lewistown, lately, in the 63d year of his age. The deceased made a most excellent Judge, and was much respected and beloved by alt who knew him. He wasa native of Ireland, and emigrated to this country in 1601.

Tho British ship of war ILLCSTRIOCS (74) arrived at Now York on Thursday morning (the 30th) from Portsmouth England, whence she sailed on the 16th of November, having on board Sir CHARLES BAOOOT, the new Governor General of British North America. She is said to be the first line of batUe ship that has visited lhat port since the Revolution.

THE ESTRAYLAW.

We'see that a resolution instructing the committee on agriculture to inquire into the expediency of so modifying the estray law of last winter, as to make it the duty of the clerka of the dliferent counties to publish estray notices hereafter in newspapers of general circulation, near the county seats, instead of transmitting them to the State Printer, as now authorised by law,has been adopted by the House of Representatives.

Wo trust that the inquiry will lead to a repeal. There surely never was a inore. unwise or unjust law than the present law upon this subject. It is unjust to all parties—to the county printer who has a just claim to the tittle emolument which the publication of these notke#would bring, and still more so to the owner of the estray who loses all opportunity of ever seeing the notice by its being published in a paper hundreds of miles from him, not a tingle copy of which in all probability circulates in his neighborhood. Mr. Collins, the mover of this resolution, said that the present law was a subject of general complaint in his section of the State,— We on assure him and his co-laborers that it is a}, so in this part of it.—Evanm'!!t Jour.

Tramr LACI^O-—Every lovrr of health and beauty should rejoice that a prospect exists, of the ladies assuming their natural shape, and consequently, a more healthy appearance. Comets— those bancs to fecale esiftencc—are to be dispensed with. The latest Parisian Fashioner states that taring ishereafter to be avoided, the beau mnntdt having deckied that it is injurious to health. Of coure our ladies wiB follow the Jfrench.

StACitsx You* STAYS.—Tlw^oahg men "of Lancaster, Eric county, JN. Y-, haw formed ma "Anti-Tigit La0% SscWf," for the pres ttan ofthe health anf constitutions of young hdks.

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INDIASAPOUS, JASTJAHY 9,1842.

Dear Sir: The letter to you, -which appeared in the last '-Express," from a "political opponent" of Mr. Hanuegan's, to defend him against what he terms som6 severe reflections" by O.-P.'Q. is entirely gratuitous, and could only-have -been prompted by an over-desire for an opportunity of giving that gentleman a "puff direct." If to say that Mr, Hannegan does not possess talent sufficient to sustain the position which he evidently assumed in the House, and that Mr. Henley is a man of more "ability and a safer leader," be "severe reflections," then are they inflicted every day, for, in writing as I did. I gave not only my own views, but the opinion of all I had heard speak in relation to those two gentlemen. It was no part of my intention to cast "reproach" qpon Mr. Hannegan for the want of that ability necessary to render him superior to Mr. Henley as a party leader.— He is not to be held accountable for deficiencies of that character.

In the "Sentinel'* of yesterday, I find that the lucubrations of O. P. Q. came under the censorship of that remarkably moral and upright man who was so unfortunate as to be robbed, at your town, whilst a resident there, of many "valuable papers." Since the occurrence of that event, the reputation enjoyed by him, for "troth and veracity," is above all imputation. No one now pretends to question the correctness of any statement which he may make. It is a regard for this reputation that induces me to refrain from farther referring to the comments made, on my last letter, in the "Sentinel" of tbe above date.

You may have noticed the efforts made by the organ of the "locofocality" here to get up a celebration of the 8th of January. A committee to make arrangements was appointed. By some kind of an accident, Gen. Grover, a Whig, "good and true," was placed on it.— They met for the purpose of deliberation. Many were the sage reflections as to the policy to be pursued in the selection of the orator of the day. General Howard's name was mentioned by some. It was opposed by others, on the ground that in his oration, might be found something which would possibly rise up in judgment against him next winter, when his name is presented as a candidate for the United States Senate, as by keeping him free from political broifs at present, some moderate Whigs might, with greater certainty,be induced to vote for hjm. Mr. Hannegan was finally selec ted. The day come. The House met at 2 o'clock, P, M. and immediately adjourned for the purpose of giving an opportunity to commemorate the day. About one hundred persons, (one half of whom were Whigs, as spectators) attended. After the selection of presiding officers, the cry was raised for Mr. Hannegan. He did not come! Mr. Henley was next called.- He, too, was among the missing. Mr. Palmer was next honored by a call. He did not obey. What was poor locofocoism to do? All its champions fled— "none so kind-as to Ho it reverance." As the last resort, an appeal was made by the chairman, with a view of calling from some one a speech, observing, i£ -they could not get one, "democracy was worse oft' than lie had ever known it." The cry was now raised for Maj. Bryce! He came forih. and in liis peculiarly spirited manner enchained the attention of his audience. He was consumingly severe on Mr. Clay, and it is.thought his effort is a death blowtoall the hopes of the great "Kentuckian" as to his deration to the Presidency. Next came a speech from a Mr. Lawrence, whom the people of Jefferson county sent here as one of the colleagues of Joseph G. Marshall, in order that we might see the difference between theh- great and small men. Dr. Thompson, of Fayette, then gave us a speech, (as dry as any of his sermons) on democracy in general, and "Gineral Jackson" in particular. Thus ended the glorification of the day. In the evening, I understood, the commodious saloon of the "Palmer House" was filled with the youth, beauty and fashion of the city. Thisbeiqg a social, and not a political meeting, I presume it went off more satisfactorily than the meeting at the State Houset*

The examinations before tlio committees have not been brought to a close yet. This week will, I think, end their labors. The House directed their committee to print one thousand copies of the,evidence submitted to them, which, I suppose, will make a volume of not far short of three hundred pages.

The joint resolution instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress to go for Mr. Tyler's "Fiscality," laid on the table more than a week ago, has not been taken up yet, and, I am inclined to think, it will be allowed to rest as it is—neither party being disposed lo touch it.

The Appraisement Law, requiring eveTy description of property to bring two-thirds of its value, received the signature of the Governor a few days since. By its provisions only two executions can issue from the Circuit Court within a year and only three within the same time by a justice of the peace. No alteration has been made in the stay law. I think it will remain as now. ...

In all probability some provision will be made to pay the State indebtedness to the Bank, and that institution be required to resume specie payment by the first of August

That part of the revenue law of last winter, creating aboard of equalization lias been repealed. We are now without any means of correcting the inequality of the valuation of lands throughout the State. So much for loco focoism! Yours, tec.*

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Rkt. Ms. M*rrrr.—-We learn that the Methodists in Boston have leosod the "Odeon,^ a spacious public building, for five years the Rev. Mr. Maffit is to preach in it ott Sunday night, after which he intends to proceed to Washington to attend to the duties of the off** to which he has been .elected. After the adjournment of Congress, Professor MaiTU will return to Boston and supply the pulpit at the Odcon—.V. 1. Com. Adv. 5

AX A***ST.—The New Yorfc Courier states that Mr. Elbert Herring, I*. «n»y paymaster, for the southern district of that State, was arrested on Wednesday, by the U. S. MarAa!, charged widt having abstracted from the gdrrcnunent funds in his possession, prior to the 17th ult the sum ofthirtyone thousand eight hundred and "fty dollar*. He wns brought before

Judzt? Bctt*. and required to give

bail in $20,000, which he did in the course of the

VESSELS OF WAR OF TIIE UNITED STATES NAVY.

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FROM THJS-IfATIOSAt INTKLLIGEWCISn. STATUE OF WASHINTON. The following description ofthe Statue of Washington, by Mr. Greenough, is from a work now in press, by GF.O. WATTKRSTON, entitled "A New Guide of Washington." The author has confined himself to a description of this work of art alono, and avoided any criticism of its merits or defects, as out of place in such a work. It is brief, and we think correct

THE STATUE OF WASHINGTON." This statue was ordered to bo executed by Congress some years ago, and Mr. GREESOCGII, an American artist of genius, was selected to execute it For this purpose he repaired to Italy, where suitably materials and greater facilities could be obtained and, after devoting years to the pleasing task which had been assigned him, he completed the colossal statue which now ornaments the Rotundo, and which is to manifest the gratitude of the nation to its illustrous bencfiictor. WA SHIJTOTOX is represented of colossal size, in a sitting posture. His body is nude to tho waist, and the right arm and lower parts draped. In his left hand lie holds a sword, and with his right points towards heaven. The head and body arc finely executed the likeness is admirable and there is a poetical gTandeur in the whole figure. A foreign writer has said Nothing can be more human, and at the same time more godlike, than this colossal statue of Washington. It is a sort of domestic

Jupiter. The sublime repose and simplicity of the whole figure, united as it is with exceeding energy of expression, is perfectly classical without the 'slightest abstract imitation, so that there is no mistaking the pure lineage of this statue. Being intended to fill the central position in the Capitol of the United States, he has addressed his statue 'of Washington to a distant posterity, and made it rather a poetical abstract of his whole carecr than «the chronicler of any one deed or any one leading feature of his life."

The seat on which Washington rests is ornamented with the acanthus leaf and garland of (lowers. The figure of Columbus leans against the back of the seat to tho left, and is intended to connect the history of America with that of Europe while that of an Indian chief, on the right, represents the condition of the country at the period of its discovery. The right of the seat is ornamented in ba-rso relievo with the rising sun, the crest ofthe national arms of America, under which is inscribed the motto, Magnus ob integro sasculorum nascitur or do. On the left ib sculptured in baa relief the Genii of North and South America, under the forms ofthe infants Hercules strangling the serpent, and Iphiclus stretched on the ground, and apparently shrinking in fear from the contest The motto is, Incipe posse puercui non riscre parentes."

It may be doubted whether the figure of Washington, half naked, is calculated to suit the taste of the people of this country or of this age. Posterity may he better pleased with it than the present generation though the skill and genius of the artist, in the masterly delineations of the form and proportions of the illustrious chief, cannot but be greatly admired by all who see the statue. 1 ^.1 i«ASnpKa tn

The quarry whence thy form majestic sprung Has peopled earth with gnce, Hemes and pods that elder bards hay* rung— „»,....

A bright and peerless race. But from its sleeping veins ne'er rose be (6M A shape of loftier name Than his, who glory's wreath with meekness wore—

The noblest son of fame.,

And il is well to place his imafe there, Beneath the dm tie he blest, Lei meaner spirits, who in council share,

Reverethat silent guest. Let lis go up with high and sacred love, To look on his pure brow, And, as with solemn graca he points above,

Renew tbe patriot's vow. The artist thus feelingly speaks of this offspring of his genius and labor: It is the birth of my thought I have sacrificed to it the flower of my «days and the freshness of my strength it* every lineament has been moistened with the sweat of my toil and the team of my exile. I would not barter away its association with my name for the proudest fortune that avarice ever dreamed of. In giving it up to the nation that has done me the honor to order it at my hand, I respectfully claim for it that protection which it is the boast of civilnation to afford to art, and which a generous snemy has more than once been seen to extend even «to the monumenta of hi* own defeat""

Fn txKiirc.—We are undo- obligations, in behalf of cm subscriber*, to many postma«rrs who have franked letters tons. We notice this matter at this time, for the purpose of intimating to tome of them, that the word "Free" does not constitute a frank, and cwwenuently subjects us to postage, or correspondents to Way.^ Not only the word

•booId be writ

wins, BUILT."

Philadelphia, Portsmouth, N. H, Washington, New Yoxkj Philadelphia, Gosport, Ya. Portsmouth, N. H. Boston, f. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Boston,

altimore,J Captured 1812, rebuilt

20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 16 16 16 16 16

10 10

SCHOOXERS.

•Grampus, Shark, «•. Enterprise, Experiment, •Boxer, Flirt, Wave, *v" Ostcgo, Madison, Van Buren. Flying Fish

STEAMERS.

Ship Fulton, f/t Poinsett, .••••"•• •Frigate Mississippi, •Frigate Missouri, •. •Store Ship Relief, :5

ttO\r BMPLOXKD.

1815 1816 1819 1820 1820 1820

Philadelphia, j" 1836 Pacific.

Those marked with a are supposed to bo intended for the Homo Squadron Those marked are rotten and unfit for repairs.

It is

about tweNe feet'high, weighs fourteen tons and is elevated on a pedestal twelve feet in height, in the centre of the Rotundo.

The following appropriate lines on this statue, bv Mr. H. T. TUCKER-TAN, will be found interestine:

fcFree"

... written, but also the full name of the person so franking the letter. Wc hope this hint will terested in the Iron Trade to the movement New I* sofficieut.—Jmffaiw Sentinel Vortu-Cm. Gaz.

New orki New York* Receiving ship, Boston. New York. School ship, New York. Sailed for the Coast of Brazil. On the Stocks.

1839

School ship, Norfolk. On the Stocks. New York.

1814

44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44

Philadelphia, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,, Washington, Purchased, Portsmouth, N. H. Boston, New York, New York, X'^s Philadelphia, Washington, j&'SJ Norfolk,

1797 1997 1814 1814 1821 1825 18^6

Destined to Pacific." Norfolk. Norfolk. Norfolk. Coa$t of Brazil. Mediteranean. New York. On the Stocks.

1836

Boston. On tho Stocks.

1797 1836

Charleston, 1799/ebuilt Boston, New York, New York, Boston, Norfolk, Boston,

New York, Boston, Boston, j,, Boston,

East Indies. 3, West Indies. A ,.

1820 1825 1825 1826 1826 1827 1827 1828 1828 1828 1828 1837 1837 1S20 1813 1813

f\'-

New York, Philadelphia, Washington,' Portsmouth, Boston, New York, Bait 1813 rebuilt Norflk Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, New York, Portsmouth, N. H. Norfolk, Boston, 1

Boston." East Indies, Norfolk. Exploring expedition. West Indies. New York. New York New York. Norfolk. Pacific. Coast 0fBra7.il. Mediterranean.

1836 1836 1830 1836

Washington,' .* Washington, New York, Washington, Boston,

I Transferred from War Department.

Purchased.

New York. Exploring Expedition!, Pacific. Coast of Brazil. Mediterranean. Pacific. Coast of Brazil.

1839 1839 1839 1839

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

A writer in Blackwood's Magazine, several years since, relates from personal knowledge the following anecdotes of Franklin, illustrative of the character of the man who could bide his day.

By nature, perhaps, like Washington, whose character, by many, is greatly misunderstood, he was a man of strong passions, which, after many years, by continual guardianship, trial and severe discipline, he had brought entirely under his control. This, we say positively, was the character of Washington: this we believe to have been the character of Franklin.

We happened to know something of the doctor's determination, however, in two cases both growing out of the same event, where the natural temper of the man broke out—blazed up, like a smothered fire—became visible, as it were, all at once, in spite of himself. Sometime about the year 1768, he was in this country, acting as agent, for some of our transatlantic possessions. The troubles had already began there.

One day he went before the privy council, as agent, with a petition from the assembly of Massachusetts or more carefully speaking— one day, when a petition from the provincial assembly of Massachusetts Bay, already presented by him, was taken up. he was treated with great indignity, insulted, grossly abused by the solicitor general Wederburne. He bore it without any sign of emotion. All eyes were upon him. No change or shadow of change went over his face. His friends were amazed at his forbearance. They wondered at his equanimity they were almost ready to reproach him for it. Such untimely self-command could only proceed from indifference to the great cause, or, so they thought, from a strange moral insensibility. On his way from the place of humiliation, they gathered about him. He stopped, he stood still his manner, look, and voice, were those of a man, who has quietly concentrated every thought and every hope under heaven, all his energies, upon a single point. "His master shall pay for it!" said he, and passed on.

The other circumstance grew out of the same affair. As a mark of especial consideration for the privy council, the doctor appeared before them in a superb dress, after the court fashion of the time. He wore it bravely—he looked uncommonly well in it. Finding, however, that his courtly garb, thus chosen, thus worn, had been of no avail, as a refuge or shelter to him that, on the contrary, it had only made him a better mark, and exasperating his adversary that worse than all, his considerate loyalty bad been misunderstood, for a piece of dirty adulation, or worse yet, for a piece of wretched foppery he went, on leaving the council, straightway home threw the dress aside and, from that hour, never wore it again, till the day on which he went with full power into the court of the Bourbons, to sign the treaty between France and America—the United States of America! What must have been his feeling! That paper gave the death blow to British dominion over the Western world. It was done; the threat was accomplished! Franklin was at peace with himself the majesty of Great Britain had paid—bitterly paid, for the insolence of the Solicitor General.

O O I A

We learn from the Savannah Republican of the 35th insC that the Indians made their appearance on the morning of the 20th instant, within three miles of Mandarin, near the St. Augustine road, burned a house, and murdered a whole family, consisting of a Mr. HA RTLT, wife, and child. They were destroyed in the flames. Mr. LA COSTA was also killed, three houses hunted, and several negroes carried off, one of whom escaped. Col. Rn.r.r returned to Pilatka on the 21st from bis expedition to the head waters of the St. John's. He had discovered nolndians. Col. WORTH has just returned from his visit to the Everglades, not having found any traces of Indians. :*J."

IRON MANUFACTURES.

This is not a lime for those concerned in tiiistntrrart. to deep. It is too important to them, too important to the country to be neglected. We ought to supply the hotne demand ourselves. We can do it if Congress will act right. Bat to ensure this action, iron manufacturers must meet together, and memorialize this body, snd prove to it, as can easily be done, how essential it is that it should be fbstcrrd.

It is a shame, with the ore about as :r, every direction, that we are at all dependent on other* for iron. Yet minions arr spent abroad in itspurcase! This ought not to be. Nor will it continue long, if we can rouse our manufacturer*, and tbe country to aright action on thissuject. Wc refer thosein-

''"the NEW

West Indies. Exploring Expedition. Baltimore. Gulf of Mexico.

1821 1821 1831 1831 1831

Coast of Africa. Pacific. Coast of Brnzil. Receiving vessel, Philudelph New York. Coast of Florida. 1-^'

g4 ^4^4% 1 Tender to Expl. Exp^^tion

1838

New York, 1837 Atlantic Coast. TransfYed W Depnr Norfolk. Philadelphia,7 ,: ,1. 1841 Philadelphia, New York,

1837

1841 Philadelphia.

Ho^ tMercn£he feelings with which we salute tho New Year from thoso wthwhich wo welcomed its predecessor! How^rery, very different'

Then, with us, and those at least whoso politics accorded with ours, the present was clfteriuj and tho future fall of promise. Hope waabuoyant and expectation joyful. Every wish had been gratified 11 by recent political events and we looked forward with confidence to results correspondent to their magnitude and to the labor which their accomplishmcnt had cost.

Now,how changed, hoxv changed, the scene!—' The year Eighteen hundred and forty-one has been the grave of many-hopes. DEATH has been busy among us. How endearing the ties he has severed! How fond (and tdas! how vain) the anticipations which he has blasted! Not single families only, but the whole Nation has been bowed down by his! unerring dart Nor has tho Nation yet recovered from the stunning effects of that fatal bloW. Seems to hang over ns still a leaden pall of soulless apathy, which weighs down our energies, and stifles all our aspirations. At no period of our lives, indeed, have we seen dejection more painfully visible on the public countenance than at the closo of the old year.

That there is some cause for this depression of fceluig, aqjosmtii almost to despondency, is not to" be denied. That the condition of our' country has "grown relatively worso and worse, instead of better and better, as wo and all our readers hoped and believed, under tho changed ci^eumstanccs of tbe Government at tlie beginning of the last year, that it would have dono, is too true to need demonstration. Tho unhappy experiments of the eight preceding years upon the vital interests of the country, not having exhausted their capacity for mischief, have continued to operate, during the past year, upon individual industry and enterprise, and, of course, upon tho resources of tho Government^ with most disastrous in flufcncc. So that, whilst our country bountifully teems with nil the richest products of nature, and our population, laborious, energetic, and intelligent, is rapidly increasing— whilst, in a won!, wo possess within our own bounds all the elements and means of prosperity and wealth—embarrassment in every walk of life, and hi all the modes of industry, together with drained and impoverished Treasury, present themselves, tho indisputable evidences of mal-adminis-tration of the best Government on earth. Such aro tlio consequences of ignorance and incapacity, united with presumption, in tho rulers of a country, when they liecomo infected, with tho rage of innovation, and make a merit, as our lato rulers did, of demolishing and razing to its foundations the fabric of public prosperity which tho wisdom of their predecessors had built up. Of such misgovernmont the consequences ever extend far beyond the dato of it The effects of a tornado or nn earthquake remain deeply marked on the foco of a country long after the devastating scourge has passed away.— Happy may we account ourselves, if tho measure of suffering, consequent upon the unforiunpto nnd impracticable schemes of those who lately hold tlio reigns of power, even yet lc full.

Thus much for the dark side of the picture, on which we do not like to look, but from which it is impossible, at the return of this season, wholly to avert the eye. The political condition of our country has certainly not improved witliin the last year and we arc obliged to confess to ourselves that pres. ent appearances do not favor the expectation ol any material improvement, through the action of the Government, within theyeartocoine. Whilstthoro is life, however, there is hope and it is, happily, true of this Nation, that the patient, who has been so experimented-upon by his nurses, has stamen enough to be in no danger of ]wishing, by the errors, cither of omission or commission, of thoso who arc put jn charge of hitn. The rccuperativo energies ofhis constitution will carry him through even worse perils than any he has hitherto encountered.

But, admitting and affirming tdl we hilve said, what motives have wo not, utter all, for National gratitude to the Providence which rules the world, wlicn we compare the condition and probable destinies of this People with that of uny other benefith tho sun! Wo have, indeed, our troubles, our heartaches, nnd our out-brcaks. But, look nbrond ovor the whole earth, and say, is there to bo found a Poo-» plo whose condition, at lust, is as enviable as our own! Wo will singlo out no Nation for the purpose of comparison but we challenge tho whole array. What tumults, what revolutibns, what civil wars have not, even within the last year, in different quarters of the glob:-, fattened tho soil with the blood of thousands! What victims of

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State pol

icy have not filled the prisons of 0110 country, or expiated their lives under murdcroua fusillades in another! What insecurity for public pctice-exists i'.j Governments depending for their tranquillity upon the prolonged life of a single individual, and that individual, perhaps, a frail, feeble, and helpless child? Is it not a consolation, and a proud consolation to us, that, with something to repine at, there is in our political condition so muoh really to rejoice in? For ourselves, wo thank Heaven that wiihin tho bounds of this Republic there exists a perfect freedom of opinion, both as to politics and religion lhat within the whole of this extensive Union no man has been, during the la&t year, condemned U» death or to imprisonment, nor even prosecuted, for any political cffrnce that no blood lias been shed in tumults, in rebellion, or in civil wor thatourpolitical dissensions continue to Ic conductcd with tho tongue and the pen, instead of dcndlier weapons, and are, without further recourse, finally Bellied at the polls. With these and othei blessings of good Government in full fruition, rather confirmed and strengthened than weakened dining the last year, have we not motives, far stronger than thosense ofsuffering from embarrassments of trade or.d commerce, for thankfulness that we have, during tlio year that has passed, enjoyed exemptions from inanv evils which the people of other lar.ds arc lieirs to$

Such is the course of reflection by which wo console ourselves when wc find, at any lime, a feeling of despondency, or even of indifference, concerning public affairs, creeping over us. We commend a triul of it to our readers, wishing most heartily, that it may have the same tranquilizing cficct upon their minds that it has had upon ours.

For ourselves, whose relations with our readers hove been those of uninterrupted kindness, we should be wanting in justice to our own feelings if we did not offer them our kindest wishes for their individual happiness and enjoyment of tha present season. The old NATIOXAL IXTKILIOEScr.n, it may be a satisfaction for them to know, and therefore only do we allude to the fact, continues toprosper under their countenance and approbation,, and has attained to a popularity and extent of circulation never before enjoyed by any political paper in the United Htates. tw

A CASE.

There is a woman in IKnsaachuselts, named A btoAii. Foi.Koy, who seems to moke it her busi- ,r«r3, ness to go into all the public meetings the can hear of, and there open the floodgates of her ebquenee. No matter what may be the objects of the assemblage, and no matter what may be the nature of the discussion, Almgnil is on hand with a speech, and everything else must be suspended till she finishes it, or till she is trundled out of the house viet ttrmit. It is not long since that she walked into the NewHampshire House of Representatives, and put that body, presiding officer and all, to an utter non pluss She wound up her tongue, set it going, and to all human appearance it would have gone till thw time, ifthc8ergeant-at-Arm*hadndtb&oiorderedtotake her into custody and cany her oat and even this remedial measure would not have been effectual if tbe officer had notcalled in part of the/Jesse to his assistance. "State rights" prevailed, Iwwever, at last, and the physical force of New-Hampshire finally overpowered the vocal and digital vim of the gentie Abby.

TheuWa£hingtonhM, who arc,we beHcvc, body of temperance »«totallcrs, held a meeting a fe evenings since in Boston, and the everlasting .A1 by made her advent, of course. Mr. Phinnev, a' low-laborer with herself in the cause of nftrai had been employed to deliver an address. The tcresting creature could by no means pern4t su proceeding to go on pcaceably she rose and comnac ml screeching upon a fifty vixen power,and seemed likely to go on with it till the commencement ofMr. Miller's millenium, in 184 3. She was eailnd to order, and requested to desist but she claimed the right of "free discussion," and would probably have discussed herself and her auditory to death if some polirc officers had not escorted her to tho watcbhouso

We know not what disposition was made of her the next morning, but wc arc at no loss as to what ought to have been done with her. She, and all others like her, should he sent to the hooseof correction till they "get better." We never vcrV much fancied the treadmill system, but, if there ever were caseacalling for its conservative powers," they aro furnished by these ambulatory termagants, who, forgetting sex and all tbe proprieties that belong-to it, go about the country acting the charaeUsr of a Comma* nit Uixatrix.—N.Y.Cour.

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